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I think there are a lot cynics here, but they should take the test before you really understand why SAT/ACT is stupid as an admission req. Source: Took the test
by wyxuan 7y ago
I think there are a lot cynics here, but they should take the test before you really understand why SAT/ACT is stupid as an admission req.
Source: Took the test
- vinay427 7y agoI think the view of many of these supposed cynics is that the alternatives are even less consistent and are more conducive to biases and corruption than a standardized test, even if the test is not optimal in measuring someone's academic abilities. No one is saying they're perfect. I have taken both tests and while I clearly found them imperfect (as with virtually every test), I would also say that they're far from useless or "stupid" as a requirement.
- hackinthebochs 7y agoI probably wouldn't have got into the university I did or have the career I have if it weren't for SATs. And no, I didn't have wealthy parents who could afford test prep courses. My prep consisted self-directed study using off-the-shelf test prep material. As a way to discover scholastic talent in populations that is otherwise invisible, it does a good job. If the goal is to discover "talent" that somehow is impervious to measurement of any kind, of course testing is bad at that. But then again the premise seems suspicious.
- tikhonj 7y agoI mean, they're not ideal, but that's a wonky standard. I also took high school classes and I can tell you that GPA is an even stupider requirement, and don't even get me started on extracurriculars...